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Volunteers reunite century-old cremated remains in their rightful resting places in Oswego
Kate Richardson passed away in 1923. Her body was sent to Queens for cremation, but her urn unexpectedly returned to ...
N.Y.C. Man Discovers Human Remains While Gardening in His Yard: 'Bone Fragments Were Left Behind'
A man reportedly discovered human remains while gardening in his yard in Queens, N.Y., on May 1. The remains were from a ...
Houston police recover 89 cremated remains, 13 bodies from Richardson Mortuary amid investigation
HOUSTON — Houston police have taken custody of 89 sets of cremated remains from Richardson Mortuary as part of an ongoing ...
Funeral director allegedly threw 6,500 dead pets into landfills, gave owners random ashes
A funeral director was accused of disposing of 6,500 deceased pets intended for cremation into landfills and giving the owners ashes of random animals.
Cremated Remains of 'Space Prophet' Willy Ley Found in N.Y.C. Apartment Building Basement More Than 50 Years After His Death
The superintendent of a co-op on the Upper West Side found a can containing Ley's ashes while cleaning out a storage space in ...
Funeral director threw out thousands of pets' bodies and gave owners different ashes, Pennsylvania prosecutors say
A Pittsburgh funeral home director is facing charges after prosecutors said he threw out the bodies of thousands of pets.
PA funeral director trashed over 6,500 bodies of pets, used fake ashes to defraud clients: Officials
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that the owner of Vereb Funeral Home and Eternity Pet Memorial has been charged with improper disposal of "thousands of dogs and cats" for which ...
Pittsburgh Funeral Home Tossed Pets’ Remains in Landfill, Prosecutors Say
Patrick Vereb is accused of taking over $650,000 from customers who paid for dog and cat burial and cremation services ...
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He was paid to cremate their pets. He’s accused of tossing them in landfills.
A funeral home owner in Pittsburgh was charged with deceiving more than 6,500 pet owners who paid for their animals to be buried or cremated, only to have the remains thrown in a landfill or be ...